Fabric covered button construction



Feb. 26, 1952 L. BARITZ FABRIC COVERED BUTTON CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 51, 1948 INVENTOR.

L ENA'RD BA RITZ.

. ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 26, 1952 FABRIC COVEREDBUTTON CONSTRUCTION Lenard 'Baritz, New York, N. 'Y. Application December 31, 1948, SeriaLNo. 68,488

3' Claims.

This invention relates to buttons, and relates more particularly "to buttons covered wholly or in part with fabric or other suitable material for use on garments or the like for utilitarian or decorative purposes.

Certain forms of buttons have heretofore been produced with a top comprising an annular rim and a separate central portion positioned withinthe rim. Such buttons were'usuall-y covered with cloth or other suitable material. To this end a piece of covering cloth was placed about the annular rim and a piece placed within the collet underneath the central opening of the rim. The margins of the cloth covering the rim and. the peripheral edges of the piece of fabric within the collet were then caused to be gripped between the rim and collet by a suitable swaging operation. It was often desirable to raise the plane of the cloth under the rim opening. In prior practice this was eifected by placing a circular disk of binders board, a form of cellulosic fibre board, of the desired thickness within the collet and placing the cloth thereon prior to assembling the button.

The use of the binders board, however, is disadvantageous for the reason that, when the garment on which such a button is being used is subjected to a washing or dry cleaning operation, swelling of the binders board occurs caus ing distortion of the button shape. Another factor which contributed to the undesirability of a button of this type was its difliculty in assembling its several parts. It is, accordingly, an important object of this invention to provide an improved button arrangement which will be free from the above-mentioned and other disadvantages and which will be especially simple in construction and which may be readily assembled.

In one aspect, this invention comprises the rovision in a button arrangement of a novel collet construction which will obviate the use of a disk of binders board for raising the plane of the cloth insert.

Other objects of this invention, together with certain details of construction and combinations of parts, 'will appear from the following detailed description and will be pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings wherein preferred embodiments of my invention are shown Fig. 1 is a top plan view of an assembled button embodying the features of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1 in the direction of the arrows,

.2 Fig. 3 is .a plan View of my improved collet, Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the annular rim employed with the collet in assembling the button,

Fig. 5. is a topplan view of a button of somewhat modified construction,

"Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of'said modifled button construction taken on line Ii-=6 of Fig. 5 in the direction of the arrows,

Fig. '7 is a top plan view of the collet'employed in the modified "button construction, and

Fig. 8 is a detail view of the rim employed with the latter collet.

Like reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Referring now to the drawings, and particularly to the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the button comprises two main parts, namely, an annular rim generally indicated by reference numeral II, and a collet generally indicated by reference numeral [2. The rim II is provided on its inner edge with a-relatively short flange l3 and on its outer edge with a relatively long flange I4. The collet I2 is formed with a substantially circular body [5 having centrally thereof a recess l6 provided with two holes I! which are adapted to receive the ends l8 of a metallic staple to form the button eye l9. Integral with the outer circumference of the body I5 is a flange 2|. This flange first extends in a downward direction and then bends upwardly so that the bottom of the bend, indicated by reference numeral 22, is below the plane of the body [5. Thus, the plane of the body I5 is offset and may be raised or lowered relative to the button as a whole, as desired, by forming the flange 2! with a deeper or shallower groove 23, respectively. It is the provision of the raised central body l5 that obviates the use of a binders board disk with its attendant disadvantages.

In assembling the button a piece of cloth or other suitable material 24 is placed upon the central body IS, a piece of the same or different material 25 Wrapped about rim I I and then by a swaging operation the inner edge of the material 25 and the circumferential edge of material 24 are gripped between flange l3 and body l5, while the outer edge of material 25 is gripped between flange [4 of the rim and flange 2| of the body l5.

' In the embodiment of my invention shown in Figs. 5 to 8, the rim 26 is formed substantially the same as rim II. The collet 21, however, is of somewhat different construction in that it is formed with a relatively narrow fiat portion 28 concentric with flange 29 and the inner edge of the flat portion 28 has integral therewith a dome-shaped body 3|. A recess 32 is provided at the apex of the dome for the reception of the ends 33 of button eye 34. In assembling this button, the rim 26 and th domeshaped body 3| may be covered with the same or different materials 35 and 36, respectively.

It will be appreciated that the rim may be made of decorative metal and left uncovered and that any suitable material may be employed to cover body portions l5 and 3 l.

The embodiments of my invention shown and described herein are to be considered merely as illustrative, since my invention is susceptible adjacent to and to variation, modification and change within the spirit and Scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is.

1. A button comprising a top in the form of an inverted J-cross section annular rim and a collet associated in gripping relation with said rim, said collet having an annular fiat band, a

circumferential flange extending below the plane Y of said band, and a dome-shaped central portion extending above the plane of said band and cloth covering clamped between said fiat band and the inside leg of the annular rim.

2. A button comprising a top in the form of an inverted J-cross section annular rim and a collet associated in gripping relation with said rim, said collet having an annular fiat band, a circumferential flange, U-shaped in cross-section, extending below the plane of said band, and a dome-shaped central portion extending above the plane of said band and cloth covering clamped between said fiat band and the inside leg of the annular rim.

3. A button comprising a top in the form of an inverted J-cross section annular rim and a collet associated in gripping relation with said rim, said collet having an annular flat band, a circumferential flange, U-shaped in cross-section, integral with said band and extending below the plane of said band, and a dome-shaped central portion extending above the plane of said band and cloth covering clamped between said fiat band and the inside leg of the annular rim.

- LENARD BARITZ.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 1,105,111 Stuart July 28, 1914 1,329,791 Menkin Feb. 3, 1920 

